advantage
Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
Example
“The enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position.”
Other meanings
Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
“Having the faster car is of little advantage.”
The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
Related words
- counteradvantage
- overadvantage
- underadvantage
- absolute advantage
- comparative advantage
- competitive advantage
- have the advantage of someone
- home advantage
- home field advantage
- mechanical advantage
- play the advantage
- rest of advantage
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "ab ante".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “advantage” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.